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94-624: Spanish Baroque may refer to: Spanish Baroque literature Spanish Baroque painting Architecture (mostly) [ edit ] Spanish Baroque architecture New Spanish Baroque , also known as Mexican Baroque, a 17th- to 18th-century style of art Andean Baroque Baroque Churches of the Philippines Spanish Baroque ephemeral architecture See also [ edit ] Baroque music Category:Spanish Baroque painters Spanish Golden Age Topics referred to by

188-579: A Spanish composer of the 16th century. He was second only to Victoria as a major Spanish composer of church music in the second half of the 16th century. Of all the Spanish Renaissance composers, he was the one who mostly lived and worked in Spain. Others, e.g., Morales and Victoria, spent large portions of their careers in Italy. Guerrero's music was both religious and secular, unlike that of Victoria and Morales,

282-569: A color tone that is often bluish. Exceptional effects are achieved through precisely finished foregrounds, primarily utilizing light and shade. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo began his art studies under Juan del Castillo in Seville. The city's great commercial importance at the time ensured that he was also subject to influences from other regions, which enabled him to become familiar with Flemish painting . His first works were influenced by Zurbarán , Jusepe de Ribera and Alonso Cano , with whom he shared

376-416: A comical approach, just as Cervantes did, taking a conventional moral play and dressing it up in good humor and cynicism. His stated goal was to entertain the public, much as Cervantes's was. In bringing morality, comedy, drama, and popular wit together, Lope de Vega is often compared to his English contemporary Shakespeare. Some have argued that as a social critic, Lope de Vega attacked, like Cervantes, many of

470-802: A court painter for King Philip IV and gained increasing demand across Europe for his portraits of statesmen, aristocrats, and clergymen. His portraits of the King, his chief minister the Count-Duke of Olivares, and the Pope showcased his belief in artistic realism and a style comparable to many of the Dutch masters . Following the Thirty Years' War , Velázquez met the Marqués de Spinola and painted his famous Surrender of Breda (1635), celebrating Spinola's victory at Breda in 1625. Spinola

564-571: A dual nature; that is to say, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, they were places in which the temporal power of the Spanish monarchy and the ecclesiastical predominance of the Roman Catholic religion in Spain found a common architectural manifestation. El Escorial was at once, a monastery and a Spanish royal palace. Originally a property of the Hieronymite monks, it is now a monastery of

658-474: A lasting influence on subsequent writers and even on the Spanish language itself. Lope de Vega was a gifted poet of his own, and there were a vast quantity of remarkable poets at that time, though less known: Francisco de Rioja , Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola , Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola , Bernardino de Rebolledo , Rodrigo Caro , and Andrés Rey de Artieda. Another poet was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz , from

752-563: A late Gothic college that started in the late 15th century. Before becoming the capital of Spain, Valladolid was not a bishopric and thus lacked the right to build a cathedral. Soon enough, though, the Collegiate became obsolete due to the changes of preference during the period, and thanks to the newly established episcopal in the city, the Town Council decided to build a cathedral that would share similar architecture to neighboring capitals. Had

846-416: A manual of self-help for executives and has obtained a recent publishing success.) He also wrote a rhetoric of Baroque literature, that starts from the texts to redefine the figures of speech of the time, because they did not relate to the classical models. It is a treaty on the concept, which he defines as "an act of the understanding which expresses the correspondence that is found between the objects". That

940-652: A medium between the emotional intensity of Victoria and the technical ability of Palestrina ; the solution he found became the foundation of the Baroque musical style in Spain. Regarded as one of the finest composers in Europe around the middle of the 16th century, Cristóbal de Morales was born in Seville in 1500 and employed in Rome from 1535 until 1545 by the Vatican . Almost all of his music

1034-441: A monastery, royal palace, museum, and school. It is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital, Madrid, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial . El Escorial comprises two architectural complexes of great historical and cultural significance: El Real Monasterio de El Escorial itself and La Granjilla de La Fresneda , a royal hunting lodge and monastic retreat about five kilometers away. These sites have

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1128-515: A new home in Toledo , central Spain. During this period, Spain was an ideal environment for the Venetian-trained painter, with art flourishing throughout the empire and Toledo being a great place to receive commissions. His paintings of the city became models for a new European tradition in landscapes and influenced the work of later Dutch masters . In his lifetime, El Greco was influential in creating

1222-461: A popular scene that has endured as a classic production for future theater. The philosophical dramas of Calderón de la Barca , of which Life Is a Dream is an outstanding example, represent a zenith in Spanish dramatic production and is part of a period of splendor that receives the generic name of the Spanish Golden Age . The Baroque is characterized by the following features: In view of

1316-417: A renowned Renaissance architect, to discuss a plan to remodel the busy and chaotic area of the old Plaza del Arrabal. Juan de Herrera was the architect who designed the first project in 1581 to remodel the old Plaza del Arrabal but construction did not start until 1617, during Philip III's reign. The king asked Juan Gómez de Mora to continue with the project, and he finished the porticoes in 1619. Nevertheless,

1410-431: A strongly realist approach. As his painting developed, however, his more important works evolved into a polished style that suited the bourgeois and aristocratic tastes of the time, especially his Roman Catholic religious works. In 1642, at the age of 26, he moved to Madrid . While there, it's highly likely that he became familiar with the work of Velázquez and that he viewed the work of Venetian and Flemish masters in

1504-485: A style based on impressions and emotion, characterized by elongated fingers and vibrant color and brushwork. His works uniquely featured faces that captured expressions of somber attitudes and withdrawal while still having his subjects bear witness to the terrestrial world. Diego Velázquez was born on June 6, 1599, in Seville , to parents of minor nobility and was the eldest of six children. Widely regarded as one of Spain's most important and influential artists, he became

1598-404: A successful comedy. Juan de la Cueva , in the second half of the 16th century, introduced two elements of great importance for the boom of this artistic production: popular ethics, that gave origin to the comedies of national historical character, and the freedom to compose plays considering popular taste. Lope de Vega and Tirso de Molina took these characteristics to their furthest extent. At

1692-462: A year after Cervantes died, The works of Persiles and Sigismunda appeared. It draws on the Byzantine and Greek novelists such as Heliodorus (3rd century CE) and his The Ethiopian Story of Theagenes and Chariclea . It relates, in four books, how Periandro and Auristela travel from northern territories of Norway or Finland to Rome to receive Christian marriage. As is typical of this subgenre, throughout

1786-529: Is a humorous defense of his theater. He shows scorn about the rigid interpretation that the theorists of the Renaissance—mostly Italian—had done of the Aristotelian ideas on the theatre, and he proposes as values, naturalness as opposed to artifice, variety as opposed to unity, and considering popular taste. Among his prolific dramatic production, some works can be singled out: Peribáñez and

1880-470: Is a treatise in conformity with Spanish anti- Machiavellism , proposing a politics free of intrigue and unconnected with bad influences. Towards 1636 Quevedo concluded his last great satirical prose: The hour of everybody and the Fortune with prudence , unpublished until 1650. In it, Jupiter requests Fortune to give for one hour what each individual truly deserves. This makes plain the falsity of appearances, and

1974-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spanish Baroque literature The fundamental characteristics of Spanish Baroque literature are the progressive complexity in formal resources and a theme centered on the concern for the passage of time and the loss of confidence in the Neoplatonic ideals of the Renaissance . Likewise, the variety and diversity in

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2068-463: Is how he anticipated functional harmonic usage: there is a case of a Magnificat discovered in Lima, Peru, once thought to be an anonymous 18th century work, which turned out to be his work. Victoria's work was complemented by Alonso Lobo – a man Victoria respected as his equal. Lobo's work—also choral and religious in its content – stressed the austere, minimalist nature of religious music. Lobo sought out

2162-623: Is located only a few blocks away from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol . The Plaza Mayor is rectangular in shape, measuring 129 by 94 meters, and is surrounded by three-story residential buildings having 237 balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Casa de la Panadería , serving municipal and cultural functions, dominates the Plaza Mayor. The origins of the Plaza date back to 1589 when Philip II of Spain asked Juan de Herrera ,

2256-417: Is one of disillusionment, based on the decay of Spanish society. The world is seen as a hostile space full of deceit and illusion triumphing over virtue and truth, where Man is a self-interested and malicious being. Many of his books are manuals of behavior that allow the reader to succeed gracefully in spite of the maliciousness of his fellow men. For this, he must be prudent and wise, have knowledge of life and

2350-435: Is released from his tower, where he returns, chained, believing he has dreamed his experience of freedom. When a riot rescues him again, his will overcomes the predictions: he overcomes his violent nature, marries Rosaura to Astolfo, and accepts the hand of Estrella. El alcalde de Zalamea may have been first staged in 1636 or 37. It was printed in 1651. First translated into English as The Garrotte Better Given , from 1683 on

2444-500: Is religious, and all of it is vocal, though instruments may have been used in an accompanying role in performance. Morales also wrote two masses on the famous L'homme armé melody, which was often set by composers in the late 15th and 16th centuries. One of these masses is for four voices, and the other for five. The four voice mass uses the tune as a strict cantus firmus, and the setting for five voices treats it more freely, migrating it from one voice to another. The Spanish Golden Age

2538-435: Is to say, a concept is every association between ideas or objects. To their classification and dissection Gracián dedicated his Art of talent, treatise on the witticism (1642), extended and reviewed in the later Witticism and art of talent (1648). The style of Gracián is dense and polysemous. It is constructed of brief sentences, abundant plays on words, and the ingenious association of concepts. Gracián's attitude to life

2632-434: Is unknown whether Zurbarán had the opportunity to study Caravaggio's paintings; nonetheless, he adopted Caravaggio's realistic use of chiaroscuro . The painter who may have had the greatest influence on his characteristically severe compositions was Juan Sánchez Cotán . Additionally, polychrome sculpture —which had reached a high level of sophistication in Seville by the time of Zurbarán's apprenticeship and surpassed that of

2726-525: The Catholic Monarchs had already altered some rooms of the Alhambra after the conquest of the city in 1492, Charles V intended to construct a permanent residence befitting an emperor . The project was given to Pedro Machuca , an architect whose biography and influences are poorly understood. Even if accounts that place Machuca in the atelier of Michelangelo are accepted, at the time of the construction of

2820-495: The Celestina , is based on a popular cantar : Don Alonso dies at the hands of Don Rodrigo, jealous at losing Doña Ines. The Best Mayor, The King is about the dignity of the farmer: Don Tello, haughty nobleman, abuses Elvira, engaged to the farmer Sancho. Alfonso VII allows her to recover her reputation, making her marry Don Tello, and then executes Don Tello, to make the—now noble—widow marry Sancho. The other great dramatist of

2914-518: The Crucifixion of Christ reflected a significant aspect of seventeenth-century Spanish culture, set against the backdrop of religious conflict across Europe. Zurbarán diverged from Velázquez's sharp realist interpretation of art and, to some extent, drew inspiration from the emotive content of El Greco and earlier Mannerist painters. Nevertheless, Zurbarán respected and maintained the lighting and physical nuance characteristic of Velázquez's style. It

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3008-550: The Middle Ages and the modern world. A veteran of the Battle of Lepanto (1571) , Cervantes had fallen on hard times in the late 1590s and was imprisoned for debt in 1597, and some believe that during these years he began work on his best-remembered novel. The first part of the novel was published in 1605; the second in 1615, a year before the author's death. Don Quixote resembled both the medieval, chivalric romances of an earlier time and

3102-638: The Order of Saint Augustine . Philip II of Spain, reacting to the Protestant Reformation sweeping through Europe during the sixteenth century, devoted much of his lengthy reign (1556–1598) and much of his seemingly inexhaustible supply of New World silver to stemming the Protestant tide sweeping through Europe while simultaneously fighting the Islamic Ottoman Empire . His protracted efforts were, in

3196-548: The Roman School shunned. He demonstrated considerable invention in musical thought by connecting the tone and emotion of his music to those of his lyrics, particularly in his motets . Like Velázquez, Victoria was employed by the monarch – in Victoria's case, in the service of the queen. The Officium Defunctorum (Requiem) he wrote upon her death in 1603 is regarded as one of his most enduring and complex works. Francisco Guerrero ,

3290-529: The Royal Chapel of Granada by Enrique Egas, the construction of the church in the main occurred at a time when Renaissance designs were supplanting the Gothic regnant in Spanish architecture of prior centuries. Foundations for the church were laid by the architect Egas starting from 1518 to 1523 atop the site of the city's main mosque; by 1529, Egas was replaced by Diego de Siloé who labored for nearly four decades on

3384-575: The Soledades and the Polifemo , the two landmarks of culteranismo . Góngora alternates popular poetry with a more cultured one. That way he tries to emulate the style of Ancient Romans and Greeks poets using moreover their mythology. The usage of words that come directly from Latin and its complex syntax make him a difficult author to understand. Quevedo's poetry first appeared in an anthology by Pedro de Espinosa, Flowers of Illustrious Poets (1605). Quevedo

3478-616: The basilica of St. Peter's , and in Naples , where he had served the king's viceroy, whose recommendation brought him to the king's attention. Philip appointed him architect-royal in 1559, and together they designed El Escorial as a monument to Spain's role as a center of the Christian world. The Plaza Mayor in Madrid, built during the Habsburg period, is a central plaza in the city of Madrid, Spain. It

3572-536: The 17th century was Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681). His most famous work is Life is a dream (1635), a philosophical drama in which Segismundo, son of the king of Poland, is chained in a tower because of the fateful predictions of the royal astrologers that he will kill his father. Meanwhile, Rosaura proclaims in the Court that her honor has been violated by Duke Astolfo. Duke Astolfo courts Estrella in order to become king. The aggressiveness of Segismundo explodes when he

3666-470: The Catholic (1640) or The Discreet one (1646). In them he creates a full series that exemplifies the exemplary, prudent and sagacious man, and the qualities and virtues that must adorn him. The Manual oracle and art of prudence is a set of three hundred aphorisms composed to help the reader prevail in the complex world-in-crisis of the 17th century. (An English version of this dense treatise has been sold as

3760-626: The Child Jesus, and the Immaculate Conception . After another period in Madrid from 1658 to 1660, he returned to Seville. There, he was one of the founders of the Academia de Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts), sharing its direction in 1660 with the architect Francisco Herrera the Younger . This was his period of greatest activity, during which he received numerous important commissions, among them

3854-581: The Commander of Ocaña (1604–12) is a tragicomedy set in 1406 in Toledo: Peribáñez understands that the Commander of Ocaña has overwhelmed him with honors to harass his woman. After killing him he wins the royal pardon. Around 1614 Lope composed one of his better tragicomedies: Fuenteovejuna . Following the Chronicle of the three orders (Toledo, 1572) of Francisco de Rades  [ es ] , it shows

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3948-568: The Counter-Reformation and religion. The mysticism in Zurbarán's work, influenced by Saint Theresa of Avila , became a defining characteristic of Spanish art in subsequent generations. Influenced by Michelangelo da Caravaggio and the Italian masters, Zurbarán dedicated himself to an artistic expression of religion and faith. His paintings of St. Francis of Assisi , the Immaculate Conception , and

4042-582: The Golden Age up to 1681 with the death of Pedro Calderón de la Barca , the last great writer of the age. Generally, it is divided into a Plateresque / Renaissance period and the early part of the Spanish Baroque period. The Spanish Golden Age spans the work of Miguel de Cervantes , the author of Don Quixote de la Mancha ; and of Lope de Vega , Spain's most prolific playwright, who wrote around 1,000 plays during his lifetime, of which over 400 survive to

4136-502: The Italian holdings and relationships established by Ferdinand of Aragon , Queen Isabella's husband and, later, Spain's sole monarch, prompted a steady flow of intellectuals across the Mediterranean between Valencia , Seville , and Florence . Luis de Morales , one of the leading exponents of Spanish Mannerist painting, retained a distinctly Spanish style in his work, reminiscent of medieval art . Spanish art, particularly Morales's,

4230-534: The Judgment narrates the resurrection of the dead, who must answer for the manner of their life. It is a social satire against professions or trades: jurists, doctors, butchers... In 1619 he wrote the Politics of God, government of Christ and tyranny of Satan , a political treatise which expounds a doctrine of good government, or 'mirror of princes', for a righteous king, who should have Jesus Christ for model of conduct. It

4324-570: The Plaza Mayor as we know it today is the work of the architect Juan de Villanueva who was entrusted with its reconstruction in 1790 after a spate of big fires. Giambologna 's equestrian statue of Philip III dates to 1616, but it was not placed in the center of the square until 1848. Unlike most cathedrals in Spain, construction of this cathedral had to await the acquisition of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada from its Muslim rulers in 1492. While its very early plans had Gothic designs, such as are evident in

4418-532: The Sharper called Don Pablos, example of wanderers and mirror of rogues . Quevedo also wrote satirical, political and moral prose works where a stoic morality predominates, where subjects like the criticism of archetypes of the society of the Baroque, the constant presence of death in the life of man, and Christian fervor whereupon the politics has to conduct itself. The first of his Dreams dates from 1605: The Dream of

4512-641: The Spanish colonies overseas in New Spain (modern day Mexico ). Many of the greatest poets attended the Medrano Academy in Madrid, including Lope de Vega, Quevedo and Gongora, established by the president, poet and playwright Sebastian Francisco de Medrano . The picaresque genre flourished in this era, describing the life of pícaros , living by their wits in a decadent society. Distinguished examples are El buscón , by Francisco de Quevedo , Guzmán de Alfarache by Mateo Alemán , Estebanillo González and

4606-533: The abuses by the Commander Fernán Gómez de Guzmán of the neighbors of Fuenteovejuna and of Laurencia, newly married with Frondoso. The murder of the Commander by the town and pardon by the Catholic Monarchs in the light of the evidence finishes off the action. A popular revolt triggered by abuse of power is presented, but only concerning a particular injustice, and submission to the king is emphasized. The Knight of Olmedo (about 1620-25), tragedy rooted in

4700-575: The altarpieces for the Augustinian monastery and the paintings for Santa María la Blanca (completed in 1665). He died in 1682. The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance construction located on the top of the hill of the Assabica, inside the Nasrid fortification of the Alhambra . It was commanded by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor , who wished to establish his residence close to the Alhambra palaces. Although

4794-460: The ancient institutions of his country – aristocracy, chivalry, and rigid morality, among others. Lope de Vega and Cervantes represented an alternative artistic perspective to the religious asceticism of Francisco Zurbarán. Lope de Vega's "cloak-and-sword" plays, which mingled intrigue, romance, and comedy together were carried on by his literary successor, Pedro Calderón de la Barca , in the later seventeenth century. This period also produced some of

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4888-1093: The anonymously published Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which created the genre. Other well-known playwrights of the period include: As elsewhere in Europe, Spanish scholars participated in the humanist recovery and theorizing of Greek and Roman rhetorics. Early Spanish humanists include Antonio Nebrija and Juan Luis Vives . Spanish rhetoricians who discussed Ciceronianism include Juan Lorenzo Palmireno and Pedro Juan Núñez . Famous Spanish Ramists include Francisco Sánchez de las Brozas , Pedro Juan Núñez , Fadrique Furió Ceriol, and Luis de Verga. Many other rhetoricians turned to Greek rhetorics from Hermogenes and Longinus which were preserved by Byzantine scholars , especially George of Trebizond . These Byzantine-inspired Spanish rhetoricians include Antonio Lull, Pedro Juan Núñez , and Luis de Granada . There were also many translators of progymnasmata , including Francisco de Vergara , Francisco Escobar, Juan de Mal Lara , Juan Pérez, Antonio Lull, Juan Lorenzo Palmireno , and Pedro Juan Núñez .. Another important Spanish rhetorician

4982-400: The artist includes himself as one of the subjects. The religious element in Spanish art gained prominence in many circles during the Counter-Reformation. The austere, ascetic, and severe works of Francisco de Zurbarán exemplified this trend in Spanish art, alongside the compositions of Tomás Luis de Victoria . Philip IV actively patronized artists whose views aligned with his perspectives on

5076-457: The building been finished, it would have been one of the biggest cathedrals in Spain. When the building was started, Valladolid was the de facto capital of Spain, housing King Philip II and his court. However, due to strategic and geopolitical reasons, by the 1560s, the capital was moved to Madrid, making Valladolid lose its political and economic relevance. By the late sixteenth century, Valladolid's importance had been severely reduced, and many of

5170-538: The building would undergo many modifications. Tomás Luis de Victoria , a Spanish composer of the sixteenth century, mainly of choral music, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Spanish classical composers. He joined the cause of Ignatius of Loyola in the fight against the Reformation and, in 1575, became a priest. He lived for a short time in Italy, where he became acquainted with the polyphonic work of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina . Like Zurbarán, Victoria mixed

5264-426: The buildings of the late Spanish Renaissance built by Herrera and his followers, is known for its purist and sober decoration, with its style being typical Spanish clasicismo , also called " Herrerian ". Using classical and Renaissance decorative motifs, Herrerian buildings are characterized by their extremely sober decorations, their formal austerity, and its like for monumentality. The cathedral has its origins in

5358-474: The crisis of the Baroque, Spanish writers reacted in several ways: The narrative of the 17th century opens with the figure of Miguel de Cervantes, who returned to Spain in 1580 after ten years absence. His first printed work was The Galatea (1585). It is a pastoral novel (see Spanish Renaissance literature ) in six books of verse and prose, according to the model of the Diana of Montemayor ; although it breaks with

5452-752: The end of the Reconquista , the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World , the expulsion of Jews from Spain , and the publication of Antonio de Nebrija 's Grammar of the Castilian Language . Amongst scholars of the period, it's generally accepted that it came to an end around the time of the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659), that concluded the Franco-Spanish War of 1635 to 1659 . Others, however, extend

5546-461: The end of the 16th century Lope de Vega created the new comedy: to a theme of romantic character is added another theme, historical or legendary, of moriscos , of captives, or religious. It concludes with a happy ending. Constructed on three days, the redondilla or the décima is used in the dialogues, the romance in the narrations, the sonnet in the monologues and the tercet in serious situations. The new art to make comedies , written in 1609,

5640-557: The essential genres and structures that would characterize the Spanish commercial drama, also known as "Comedia," throughout the 17th century. While Lope de Vega wrote prose and poetry as well, he is best remembered for his plays, particularly those grounded in Spanish history. Like Cervantes, Lope de Vega served with the Spanish army and was fascinated by the Spanish nobility. In the hundreds of plays he wrote, with settings ranging from Biblical times to legendary Spanish history to classical mythology to his own time, Lope de Vega frequently took

5734-429: The hidden truth under the veils of the hypocrisy. Operating by antithesis Quevedo shows doctors who are in fact executioners, the rich as poor but thieving, and a whole gallery of social types, offices and states is presented, all implacably satirized. Marcus Brutus (1644) arises from glosses or commentaries to the biography that Plutarch wrote on this Latin statesman in his Parallel lives . The most important work of

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5828-399: The initial plan for the main façade, introducing Baroque elements. The magnificence of the building would be even greater if the two large 81-meter towers foreseen in the plans had been built; however, the project remained incomplete for various reasons, including finance. Granada Cathedral had been intended to become the royal mausoleum for Charles I of Spain, but Philip II of Spain moved

5922-419: The intervals dances were executed or entremeses represented. The stage was a simple platform and the decoration a curtain. The changes of scene were announced by one of the actors. The poet wrote the comedy, paid by the director, to whom he yielded all the rights on the work, represented or printed, to modify the text. The works lasted three or four days in the billboard, or (with exceptions) fifteen days for

6016-406: The local painters—served as another important stylistic model for the young artist. The work of Juan Martínez Montañés is particularly close to Zurbarán's in spirit. Zurbarán painted directly from nature and frequently utilized the lay figure in his study of draperies, in which he was particularly skilled. He had a notable talent for depicting white draperies, leading to numerous representations of

6110-452: The long run, partly successful. However, the same counter-reformational impulse had a much more benign expression thirty years earlier, in Philip's decision to build the complex at El Escorial. Philip engaged the Spanish architect, Juan Bautista de Toledo , to be his collaborator in the design of El Escorial. Juan Bautista had spent the greater part of his career in Rome, where he had worked on

6204-401: The monumental projects, such as the cathedral, started during its prosperous years, had to be modified due to a lack of proper finance. Thus, the building that stands now could not be finished completely, and due to several additions built during the 17th and 18th centuries, it lacks the purported stylistical uniformity sought by Herrera. Although mainly faithful to the project of Juan de Herrera,

6298-454: The most important Spanish works of poetry. The introduction and influence of Italian Renaissance verse are apparent perhaps most vividly in the works of Garcilaso de la Vega and illustrate a profound influence on later poets. Mystical literature in Spanish reached its summit with the works of San Juan de la Cruz and Teresa of Ávila . Baroque poetry was dominated by the contrasting styles of Francisco de Quevedo and Luis de Góngora ; both had

6392-591: The motivations of others, until the point to behave "to the occasion" and "to play of the" dissimulation. Gracián is recognized as precursor of existentialism , he also influenced French moralists like La Rochefoucauld , and, in the 19th century, the philosophy of Schopenhauer . This half of the century closes with the Life and facts of Estebanillo González , man of good humor (Antwerp, 1646). It narrates his life (1608–1646) as servant of many masters, and soldier in several causes. It displays many characteristic themes of

6486-492: The novels of the early modern world. It parodied classical morality and chivalry, found comedy in knighthood, and criticized social structures and the perceived madness of Spain's rigid society. The work has endured to the present day as a landmark in world literary history, and it was an international hit in its own time, interpreted variously as a satirical comedy, social commentary and forebear of self-referential literature. A contemporary of Cervantes, Lope de Vega consolidated

6580-481: The palace in 1527 the latter had yet to design the majority of his architectural works. At the time, Spanish architecture was immersed in the Plateresque style, still with traces of Gothic origin. Machuca built a palace corresponding stylistically to Mannerism , a mode still in its infancy in Italy. El Escorial is the historical residence of the king of Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as

6674-676: The picaresque genre: swindles, fights, deceits, drunkenness, robberies and prostitution. Religious prose shines with Miguel de Molinos (1628–1696), originally from Teruel but settled in Rome. His quietist doctrine can be read in Spiritual guide (1675), a manual of contemplative mysticism which despises action. Luis de Góngora and Francisco de Quevedo were the two most important poets. They were enemies and composed many bitter (and funny) satirical pieces attacking each other. Góngora's lyric collection consists of numerous sonnets, odes, ballads, songs for guitar, and of certain larger poems, such as

6768-559: The present day. Lope de Vega, Luis de Gongora , and other famous poets attended the Poetic Academy in Madrid established by Sebastian Francisco de Medrano . Diego Velázquez , regarded as one of the most influential painters of European history and a greatly respected artist in his own time, was patronized by King Philip IV and his chief minister, the Count-Duke of Olivares . What is widely acknowledged as some of Spain's greatest music

6862-510: The royal collections; the influence of both can be seen in the rich colors and softly modeled forms of his later work. Murillo returned to Seville in 1645, where in the same year he painted 13 canvases for the monastery of St. Francisco el Grande. This proved a boost to his reputation. Following the completion of a pair of pictures for the Seville Cathedral , he began to specialize in the themes that brought him his greatest successes: Mary and

6956-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Spanish Baroque . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spanish_Baroque&oldid=1236398293 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Spanish Baroque Hidden categories: Short description

7050-548: The second half of the century is The Criticon (modeled on The Satyricon ) (1651–1657) by the Aragonese Jesuit Baltasar Gracián (1601–1658). With it, the Spanish novel is solved in concepts or abstractions. The idea prevails over the concrete figure. It is a philosophical novel written in form of allegory of the human life. Gracián cultivated didactic prose in treatises of moral intention and practical purpose, like The Hero (1637), The Politician don Fernando

7144-544: The site for his father and subsequent kings to El Escorial outside of Madrid. The main chapel contains two kneeling effigies of the Catholic King and Queen, Ferdinand and Isabel, by Pedro de Mena y Medrano. The busts of Adam and Eve were made by Alonso Cano . The Chapel of the Trinity has a marvelous retablo with paintings by El Greco, Alonso Cano, and José de Ribera (The Spagnoletto ). The Cathedral of Valladolid , like all

7238-420: The square or led to the corral, and ladies attended the spectacle with their faces covered with masks or obscured behind lattice windows. The function began with a performance on guitar of a popular piece; immediately, songs accompanied with diverse instruments were sung. The praise came soon, species of explanation of the merits of the work and synthesis of its argument. The main comedy or work then started, and in

7332-652: The structure from ground to cornice, planning the triforium and five naves instead of the usual three. Most unusually, he created a circular capilla mayor rather than a semicircular apse, perhaps inspired by Italian ideas for circular 'perfect buildings' (e.g., in Alberti 's works). Within its structure the cathedral combines other orders of architecture. It took 181 years for the cathedral to be built. Subsequent architects included Juan de Maena (1563–1571), followed by Juan de Orea (1571–1590), and Ambrosio de Vico (1590–?). In 1667, Alonso Cano , working with Gaspar de la Peña, altered

7426-469: The subjects dealt with, the attention to detail and the desire to attract a wide audience, of which the rise of the Lope de Vega comedies are an example. From the dominant sensual concern in the 16th century, there was an emphasis on moral values and didactics, where two currents converge: Neostoicism and Neoepicureism. El Criticón from Baltasar Gracián is a point of arrival in the baroque reflection on man and

7520-412: The technical qualities of Italian art with the religion and culture of his native Spain. He invigorated his work with emotional appeal, experimental mystical rhythm, and choruses. He broke from the dominant tendency among his contemporaries by avoiding complex counterpoint, preferring longer, simpler, less technical, and more mysterious melodies, and employing dissonance in ways that the Italian members of

7614-609: The title was more accurately rendered as The Mayor of Zalamea . It presents the story of the rape of Isabel, daughter of Pedro Crespo, by the captain Alvaro de Ataide. Pedro Crespo being named mayor, he kills de Ataide. The king listens to his defense and Crespo presents his reasons. He is then pardoned by the King. This customary drama of honor deals with Lope's similar theme of the honor of a peasant. Spanish Golden Age The Spanish Golden Age (Spanish: Siglo de Oro Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsiɣlo ðe ˈoɾo] , "Golden Century")

7708-493: The tradition when introducing realistic elements, like the murder of a shepherd, or the agility of certain dialogues. In 1605 he published The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha , with immediate success. In 1613 the Exemplary novels appeared. They are a collection of twelve short novels that look for an ideal, although this is not always clear. In 1615, Cervantes published the second part of Don Quixote . In 1617,

7802-458: The trip they experience a variety of trials, mishaps, and delays: captivity by Barbarians, the jealousy and machinations of rivals. The work takes advantage of resources of the Exemplary Novels - especially the italianizing ones - puzzles, confusions, disguises, etc. Francisco de Quevedo wrote towards 1604 his first work of prose fiction : the picaresque novel titled The Life Story of

7896-554: The two other Spanish 16th-century composers of the first rank. He wrote numerous secular songs and instrumental pieces, in addition to masses, motets, and passions. He was able to capture an astonishing variety of moods in his music, from elation to despair, longing, depression, and devotion. His music remained popular for hundreds of years, especially in cathedrals in Latin America. Stylistically, he preferred homophonic textures rather than Spanish contemporaries. One feature of his style

7990-423: The white-robed Carthusians in his works. Zurbarán is said to have adhered to these meticulous methods throughout his career, which was successful and spent entirely in Spain. His subjects were predominantly austere and ascetic religious scenes, often depicting the spirit subduing the flesh. These compositions were frequently simplified to a single figure. His style is more reserved and subdued than Caravaggio's, with

8084-597: The world, the awareness of disappointment, a vital pessimism and a general crisis of values. The genres are mixed, Luis de Góngora wrote lyrical poetry of the Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea that makes virtue of difficulty, with romances and burlesque satirical works, of wide popular diffusion and the two currents are hybridized in the Fábula de Príamo y Tisbe; Quevedo wrote metaphysical and moral poems, while writing about vulgar and popular matters. The Spanish Baroque theater configures

8178-419: Was a master of conceptismo , a movement in opposition to culteranismo. Theatrical performances of this time took place in open sites, squares or fixed corrals : the corrals of comedies. They began around two in the afternoon and lasted until dusk. In general they did not have seats, and spectators remained standing throughout the performance. The nobility occupied balconies and windows of houses that surrounded

8272-640: Was a period that coincided with the political rise of the Spanish Empire under the Catholic Monarchs of Spain and the Spanish Habsburgs . This era saw a flourishing of literature and the arts in Spain . The most significant patron of Spanish art and culture during this time was King Philip II (1556–1598). However, the period is more broadly associated with the reigns of Isabella I , Ferdinand II , Charles V , Philip II , Philip III , and Philip IV , when Spain

8366-521: Was a time of great flourishing in poetry, prose and drama. Regarded by many as one of the finest works in any language, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes was the first novel published in Europe; it gave Cervantes a stature in the Spanish-speaking world comparable to his contemporary William Shakespeare in English. The novel, like Spain itself, was caught between

8460-401: Was at the peak of its power and influence in Europe and the world. During this period, Philip II's royal palace, El Escorial , attracted some of Europe's greatest architects and painters, including El Greco . These artists introduced foreign styles to Spanish art, contributing to the development of a uniquely Spanish style of painting. The start of the Golden Age can be placed in 1492, with

8554-501: Was impressed by Velázquez's ability to convey emotion through realism in both his portraits and landscapes, the latter of which became a lasting influence on Western painting. Velázquez's friendship with Bartolomé Esteban Murillo , a leading Spanish painter of the next generation, ensured the enduring influence of his artistic approach. Velázquez's most famous painting is the celebrated Las Meninas (1656, Prado Museum in Madrid) in which

8648-564: Was notable for its mysticism and religious themes, which were encouraged by the Counter-Reformation and by the patronage of Spain's Catholic monarchs and aristocracy. Spanish rule of Naples was important for making connections between Italian and Spanish art, with many Spanish administrators bringing Italian works back to Spain. Known for his unique expressionistic style, which elicited both puzzlement and admiration, El Greco ("the Greek")

8742-426: Was originally from the island of Crete. He was not Spanish but Greek by birth. El Greco studied the great Italian masters of his time— Titian , Tintoretto , and Michelangelo —during his stay in Italy from 1568 to 1577. According to legend, El Greco once claimed he would paint a mural as good as one of Michelangelo's if one of the Italian artist's murals was demolished first. After falling out of favor in Italy, he found

8836-484: Was written during this period. Composers such as Tomás Luis de Victoria , Cristóbal de Morales , Francisco Guerrero , Luis de Milán and Alonso Lobo helped to shape Renaissance music and the styles of counterpoint and polychoral music. Their influence lasted long into the Baroque period , resulting in a revolution of music. During the Italian Renaissance , few great artists from Italy visited Spain, but

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